Spring-bed.



J. A. FRAIZE.

SPRING BED.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21.196. 15239 171 Patented SeptM 1917. .3] j 5.75 .31

Z5 Z3 Z9 NED %TALTE@ FATNT JOHN A. FRAIZE, OF FRAMINGHAIVI,MASSACHUSETTS.

. v i SPRING-BED.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. Frame, a citizen of the United States,residing at Framingham, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Spring-Beds, of which the following is a specification. 1 This inventionrelates to an improved spring bed of that character which iscollapsible, that is, where one-half of the spring bed can be swung overupon the other half, thus making the bed substantially onehalf of itsfull, width so that the same can be easily stored or transported fromone place to another and especially in cases where it is desired tocarry the spring bed up or down stairs it can be folded so as to reducethe liability of defacing the walls of the building while being moved.

It is the principal object of this invention to eliminate a centrallongitudinally extending rail while at the same time providing acollapsible spring bed which is perfectly strong and supports the springin an efficient manner, thus rendering the spring bed more comfortableand convenient. Also it will be noted that when the spring bed is in itsfolded position, the central longitudinally extending rail being absent,it is much easier tfio reach beneath the spring bed to sweep the oor.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts setforth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in theclaim thereof.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a spring bed constructed in accordance withmy invention and illustrated as resting upon a bedstead frame, the samebeing broken away to save space in the drawings.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the spring bod showing the same restingupon the frame of a bedstead.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation similar to Fig. 2 taken on line 33 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1 showing thebed spring in its folded position, the bedstead frame being broken awayto save space in the drawings.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of thedrawings.

In the drawings 5 and 6 are the side rails of a bedstead. 7 and 8 arethe head and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. June 21, 1916. Serial No. 105,046.

Patented Sept. d, 1917.

foot rails, respectively, of said bedstead. 9 and 10 are two sections ofmy improved spring bed. The section 9 consists of a head rail 11 and afoot rail 12 extending transversely of the section 9 and joined togetherby a longitudinal rail 13 which is fastened to the head rail 9 and footrail 12 by brackets 1 1. The brackets 14c have lateral projections 15thereon which are adapted to bear upon the upper edge of the side rail 6of the bedstead when the bed spring is in position to be used. It willbe noted that the longitudinal rail 13 is adjacent to the outer edge ofthe section 9. i The section 10 consists of a head rail 1 and a footrail 17 which are joined together by a longitudinally extending rail 18,the rail 18 being fastened to the head rail 16 and the foot rail 17 bybrackets 19. The longitudinal rail 18 is adjacent to the outer edge ofthe section 10. Said brackets 19 have lateral projections or cars 31thereon which rest upon the side rail 5 of the bedstead when the springis in its operative position. The head rails 11 and 16 and the footrails 12 and 17 are hinged together by means of two pairs of links 20and 21. The inner links 21 terminate at their opposite ends in angularlugs 22 which constitute stops when the two sections of the bed springare folded together, as illustrated in Fig. 4, these stops abuttingagainst the horizontal webs of the angle rails 11 and 16, 12 and 17',respectively.

To support the inner edges of the sections 9 and 10 a T-shaped bracket23 is fastened to the head rail 11 and another 'lF-shaped bracket 24 isfastened to the foot rail 12 of the section 9. It will be noted that thehorizontal flanges 25 of the brackets 23 and 21 extend under and form asupport for the inner ends of the head rail 16 and the foot rail 17 ofthe section 10 when said section 10 is in a horizontal extendedposition. When the section 10 is folded over on the section 9, however,the vertical flanges of the head rail 11 and the foot rail 12 form asupport for the vertical flanges of the head rail 16 and foot rail 17 ofthe section 10.

The bed spring 26 is fastened to the head and foot rails of the twosections 9 and 10. Diagonal braces 27 and 28 extend from thelongitudinal rail 13to the head rail 11 and to the foot rail 12,respectively, of the section 9, and diagonal braces 29 and 30 extendfrom the longitudinal rail 18 to the head rail 16 and the foot rail 17of the section for the purpose of strengthening said parts and holdingthem firmly in proper relation to each other.

The bed spring hereinbefore specifically described is operated asfollows: When the parts are in the position illustratedin Figs.

2 and 3, the bed spring is supported-,-, as a;

Whole, upon the frame of the bedstead, the

laterally extending projections or ears upon the brackets Y14 and thelaterally: projecting Years 31 upon the brackets 1,9 resting,

respectively, upon the side-rails-6 and 5 ofthebedstead, whileithebrackets 23" and 24:

restupon the head rail 7 and: the foot rail 8 of-said' bedstead. When itis desired: to

fold the bed spring the section 10 is turned? over uponthe section 9,the two pairs of links'20 and 21 acting as hingesto: enable this to beeasily'done; During thisturning over of the section 10 upon the section9' the lugs 22 upon the ends of the links 21 act as stops to regulatetheposition which the headand foot rails ofthe sections 10 assumerelatively to: the head? and; foot' rails of: the section 9; When thesection1O has been completely folded over upon the section 9, asillustrated in Fig. 4, said lugs 22 come into contaot With thehorizontal flanges of the head and foot rails of the sections 9 and lOasillustrated in Fig. 4:.

I claim:

A spring-bed having, in combination, two

footv'rails of the-other; of said sections, said brackets being adaptedto rest upon the head? and footrails, respectively, Ofr a bedstead andforming supports for said sect-ions;

In testimony whereof'I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tvvosubscribing-Witnesses.

JOHN ALFRAIZE. Witnesses:

CHARLES, S. GooDINe, SYDNEY E. TAFTa Qopieswof; this patent may; beobtained) for five cents each, by addressing: the; Commissioner; of,Patents.

Washington, D. 0.

